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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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